Tom: A 

Intro:  ( A/D G/D ) 

                 A/D G/D                         A/D G/D 
Welcome to your life,        there's no turning back, 
                 A/D G/D 
Even while we sleep,     we will find you 
Em              F#m 
Acting on your best behavior 
G                     F#m 
Turn your back on mother nature, 
Em   F#m  G          A        A/D G/D    A/D G/D 
Everybody wants to rule the world 
              A/D G/D                     A/D G/D 
It's my own design,         it's my own remorse, 
              A/D G/D 
Help me to decide,       help me make the 
Em                   F#m 
Most of freedom and of pleasure, 
G              F#m 
Nothing ever lasts forever, 
Em   F#m   G       A          G 
Everybody wants to rule the world 
                            D              A 
There's a room where the light won't find you 
G                          D               A         G 
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down 
                         D        A 
When they do, I'll be right behind you 
Em             F#m 
So glad we've almost made it 
G           F#m 
So sad they had to fade it 
Em   F#m   G       A         D    A/D  ( G/D A/G  D  A ) ( A/D G/D ) 
Everybody wants to rule the world 
Em         F#m 
I can't stand this indecision 
G             F#m 
Married with a lack of vision 
Em   F#m   G        A 
Everybody wants to rule the world 
Em                                          F#m 
Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it. 
G                  F#m 
One headline, why believe it? 
Em   F#m   G        A         D9/7 
Everybody wants to rule the world. 
Em           F#m 
Of freedom and of pleasure, 
G             F#m 
Nothing ever lasts forever, 
Em   F#m   G      A          D       ( A/D G/D ) 
Everybody wants to rule the world